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Unnamed on the Discovery map, this peak is immediately S of Slievenashaska Lough, the lake of the fiddle, so named from its shape. Named from nearby feature on map. Ir from Logainm.ie
Coomnahorna is the 315th highest place in Ireland.Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/294/?PHPSESSID=rj1g98u0mrfht00hdthhu841m0

OS Map 84. Quite a few routes can be taken to get to the summit of this nice mountain.

Described below is a circuit taking in both Coomcallee & Coomnahorna.

Take the N70 from Sneen towards the village of Castlecove. At V635653A in the townland of Moneyflugh the Kerry Way joins the N70 for about 200 metres. Towards the end of this 200 metre stretch and on the left hand side of the road heading towards Castlecove there is good parking.

On a clear day Coomcallee & Coomnahorna with the deep coom seperating the two of them will be clearly visible in front of you. Cross the road and follow the Kerry Way up a forest track. The Kerry Way branches off to the left of this forest track and goes to Caherdaniel. Do not take this left turn but continue up along the forest track to the end.

Now you have to make your way through the forest and up the hillside marked Esknaloughoge on OS map. Keep an eye out for Lough Sallagh and follow a very defined ridge to Eagles Pinnacle. From here there are great views of Lough Currane, Isknagahiny Lough, Eagles Hill and Coomcallee in front of you.

Now would also be a good time to choose your line of descent from Coomnahorna towards the end of the walk with quite a few very obvious lines presenting themselves.

Anyway continue on your way up the side of Coomcallee till you reach its flat summit.

Continue on to Lough Coomeennatierna V631685B which flows down into the coom below. Coomnahorna is now in front of you and on reaching the summit the sheer black rock faces on the eastern side of Coomcallee are visible.

The line of descent you choose while on Eagles Pinnacle earlier in the day is the next objective. Follow it down to the valley floor, cross a fense, then a stream and join a bog road at V637664C. Follow this bog road to a gate and continue down to a second gate onto a tarred road. Follow this road for about 300 metres back to the the main N70 road. Turn right and your car should be about 200 metres up the road on the left hand side.

Some watery September sun shows off the northern cliffs of Coomnahorna and the glittering enclosed lake beneath it. This lake is called Slievenasashka Lough. (Try saying that quickly incidentally.) Some guidebook writers such as Richard Mersey [Hills of Cork and Kerry] use the name Slievenasashka for Coomnahorna.

The photo was taken from a tad over 2k away on the ridge near Dromtine (about V649704D). The cliff on the right is the southern side of Coomcathcun. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/294/comment/2482/

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Picture from simon3 : Cliffs everywhere. Coomnahorna to the left.

Picture: Cliffs everywhere. Coomnahorna to the left.

The huge coum between the summit and Coomcallee

by simon3 20 Nov 2012

The coum between Coomcallee and Coomnahorna is really worth while seeing. This panorama was created using three pictures stitched together.
While most steep ground in Ireland tends towards the north and east, some of the cliffs here are on west facing parts of Coomnahorna. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/294/comment/6831/

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Picture from simon3 : Wild west side.

Picture: Wild west side.

Photo from the west

by simon3 30 May 2012

Looking at it from the west this summit has some wild geology such as this gigantic set of slanted layers.

Left of this picture is the rough end of Coomcathcun while Coomcallee is to the right. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/294/comment/6836/

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Picture from eric : Coomnahorna

Picture: Coomnahorna

eric on Coomnahorna, 2006

by eric 7 Feb 2006

Coomnahorna in the back ground with Eagles Pinnacle Ridge that runs up to the summit of Coomcallee. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/294/comment/2182/

Followed skyehigh's directions for ascending Coomcallee from the SW, then headed 1km NE across mostly grassy terrain which was pretty easy going, before swinging west just past the small but beautiful Lough Coomeenatierna. Another 800m of steep climbing over mostly rocky terrain brought me to the summit, which offers spectacular views of the entire Dunkerron range and across the bay to the Cahas towards the south. The mountain is quite spectacular viewed across the valley from Coomcallee and is definitely worth the effort. The top doesn't even merit a name on the OSI map, which seems ridiculous given its prominence and impressive aspect. What exactly is OSI's criteria for naming mountains, one wonders? Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/294/comment/14881/